Nikkormat FTn
Nikkormat was Nikon's prosumer brand back in the 1960s. This black FTn model was made in 1969, This chrome model was from 1967. The...
Fake Leica Standard
It's unusual to find fake Leica I standard. Most fake Leicas are copies of a Leica II. Rick Oleson has a great article on how to spot a...
Argus A2B Pinhole Experiment
April 24, 2016 was Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day. The Argus Collectors Group I belong to had been talking about this, so the night...
Cleaning Up An Argus Golden Shield
The Golden Shield is probably the rarest version of the C3. It was produced in 1960 and 1961 which was after Argus had been acquired by...
Re-skinning an Argus C3
Argus was the company that made 35mm film popular in the US. It was also know as the poor man's Leica. The A models were shaped more...
Resurrecting My Grandfather's 1954 Ansco Karomat
This is a special camera because it was my grandfather's. He bought it in 1954, which was the year I was born and used it to take lots of...
Refurbishing an 1896 Kodak Bullet
I think it's amazing how long photography has been around. To think that back in the 1800s, people were able to capture images that show...